Mother's Day

(please excuse the foot--my son refused to move)

This game is one of the kids' very favorites--Mother's Day Who Am I? I used to try to do it for Junior and Senior, but Junior didn't understand the clues enough to know when their mom was being described, nor did they usually know the songs the moms picked. So I save this for Senior!

This takes quite a bit of research, so be prepared. Also be sensitive to the fact that some children may not have a mother in their home for whatever reason. I've used grandmas or aunts as substitutes--I try to ask the family who they think would be appropriate.

Supplies needed:

• Mother's Day Survey! You can either try to get one from every mother, or just pick a few. I really try to do every single mother to make sure every kid gets to be excited. The questions I use are listed below.
• Mom patterns (one for each mother). I just drew six different stick figure women on a piece of paper and made copies. I'll try to find one to scan. 
• lots of pins

Mother's Day Survey Questions:

1. Where did you grow up?
2. What was/is your nickname?
3. What did you want to be when you were little?
4. What is your job and/or favorite hobby now? 
5. If you served a mission, where did you serve?
6. What is your favorite Primary song?

Mom Patterns:

(coming soon--hopefully!)

Set up:

1. Usually about a month before Mother's Day, I send out an email with the survey questions listed above to all the Senior Primary moms. Then I pester them until I get the responses back.
2. Compile the results from the surveys onto a list, with each mom numbered.
3. Print out, cut out, and decorate one mom figure for each mom (I tried to make it look like the mom, but you don't have to). Number them so that each figure corresponds to one of the moms on the list (Figure #1 will be the first mom on your list, Figure #2 will be the second mom, etc.)
4. Before Primary starts, pin all the figures up on the board. (When the kids arrive, I keep tabs on who's absent and remove their mothers' figures. No fun in guessing moms of kids who aren't there!)

Game play:

1. Explain that you emailed each of their moms and asked them some questions. Now you're going to read the clues and see if they can guess which one is their mom.
2. You pick the first figure off the board and read the clues. Once the child(ren) knows it's their mom, have them raise their hands. Have them come up front and help you lead while you sing their mom's favorite song.
3. Have them pick another figure before they sit down, read the clues and repeat.

***Depending on the size of your Primary, this can take up more than one (or two) Sundays. You can either call it good after one week, or continue until all of the moms have been revealed.

***This is a great way to introduce the children to songs they may not sing very often. Just be prepared with posters if you think they'll need them.

***Save the surveys from year to year. That way you don't have to pester the moms every year!